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Originally Posted by brunswickreeves
However, for both stakeholders further along the card value maturity curve, antidotally dealer’s listed card prices for top-notch vintage are still aligned to the 2021-2023 Covid-boom, causing VCP to create an impasse (unstoppable force meet immovable object) and impediment to a square and expedient deal.
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You're probably right that there's a bit of an impasse. I left GBSCC after an hour because I saw many of the cards I saw last year and the year before at the same or higher prices.
Even when there are cards that are priced to move, it seems like the dealers cannibalize each other's inventory. I had my eye on a particular slabbed Cracker Jack card that was at one GBSCC table last year, and I was close to pulling the trigger but held off. This year, the same card was at a different dealer's table but was marked up about 45%. I don't know if they're all consigning to each other, but it feels like the circle is getting smaller.